A5035248917- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Technology Assessment and Management
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Community Health and Development
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Chemical Safety and Risk Management
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Rocket and propulsion systems research
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2021-2024
Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço
2023
University of California, Davis
2017-2023
Center for Creative Leadership
2022
Stanford University
2020-2022
Palo Alto University
2022
University of California, Los Angeles
2022
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2017
University of California, Berkeley
2012-2015
Viruses of the Bacteria and Archaea play important roles in microbial evolution ecology, yet viral dynamics natural systems remain poorly understood. Here, we created de novo assemblies from 6.4 Gbp metagenomic sequence eight community concentrate samples, collected 12 h to 3 years apart hypersaline Lake Tyrrell (LT), Victoria, Australia. Through extensive manual assembly curation, reconstructed 7 complete 28 partial novel genomes viruses virus-like entities (VLEs, which could be or...
The study of natural archaeal assemblages requires community context, namely, a concurrent assessment the dynamics archaeal, bacterial, and viral populations. Here, we use filter size-resolved metagenomic analyses to report 101 bacterial OTUs 140 populations across 17 samples collected over different timescales from 2007–2010 Australian hypersaline Lake Tyrrell (LT). All were dominated by Archaea (75–95%). Archaeal, found be dynamic on months years, present in planktonic, relative...
This study describes the community structure of microbial eukaryotic from hypersaline Lake Tyrrell, Australia, using near full length 18S rRNA sequences. Water samples were taken in both summer and winter over a four year period. The extent diversity detected was low, with only 35 unique phylotypes 97% sequence similarity threshold. water dominated (91%) by novel cluster Alveolate, Apicomplexa Colpodella spp., most closely related to C. edax. Chlorophyte, Dunaliella spp. accounted for less...
ABSTRACT It is widely stated that viruses represent the most significant source of biodiversity on Earth, yet characterizing diversity viral assemblages in natural systems remains difficult. Viral studies are challenging because lack universally present, phylogenetically informative genes. Here, we developed an approach to estimate using a series functional and novel conserved This provides direct estimates assemblage while retaining resolution at level individual populations system. We...
Community-engaged research is understood as existing on a continuum from less to more community engagement, defined by participation and decision-making authority. It has been widely assumed that better than engagement. However, we argue what makes for good engagement not simply the extent but fit or alignment between intended approach various contexts shaping projects. This article draws case studies three Community Engagement Cores (CECs) of NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Science Core...
Concerns about systemic racism at academic and research institutions have increased over the past decade. Here, we investigate data from National Science Foundation (NSF), a major funder of in United States, find evidence for pervasive racial disparities. In particular, white principal investigators (PIs) are consistently funded higher rates than most non-white PIs. Funding PIs also been increasing relative to annual overall with time. Moreover, disparities occur across all disciplinary...
Hypersaline systems near salt saturation levels represent an extreme environment, in which organisms grow and survive the limits of life. One abundant members microbial communities hypersaline is square archaeon, Haloquadratum walsbyi. Utilizing a short-read metagenome from Lake Tyrrell, ecosystem Victoria, Australia, we performed comparative genomic analysis H. walsbyi to better understand extent variation between strains/subspecies. Results revealed that previously isolated...
The proposed analysis consists of identifying systemic aspects that can influence safety and mission fulfillment in the Evaluation Acceptance Processes Space Systems Operations for Launch through application System-Theoretic Process Analysis, a technique capable potential hazardous design operational flaws, including system errors unsafe interactions among multiple procedures components. This research identifies losses, hazards, system-level constraints, control structure general system,...
Recent decades have seen considerable increases in funding and support for community-engaged research (CER) the health sciences, including introduction of community engagement requirements into federally funded infrastructure programs. This paper asks why, despite these supports incentives, even best-intentioned researchers organizations may struggle to design, implement, sustain successful strategies. question is examined using an exploratory case study environmental sciences center whose...
High density polyethylene (HDPE) samples, containing different concentrations of prodegradant additive d2w®, were prepared. The properties the samples evaluated through differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), rheometry, and electron microscopy (SEM). work contributes to decreasing products made non-biodegradable polymeric materials derived from fossil sources which are have become a problem due their increasingly inappropriate disposal long...
Water, weather, and climate affect everyone. However, their impacts on various communities can be very different based who has access to essential services environmental knowledge. At the same time, structural discrimination, including racism other forms of privileging exclusion, affects people's lives health, with ripples across all sectors society. In United States, need equitably provide water, is uplifted by Justice40 Initiative (Executive Order 14008), which mandates 40% benefits...
Abstract Previous reports showed, that tris(2,2,2‐trinitroethoxy)methane, also known as tris(2,2,2‐trinitroethyl) orthoformate or trinitroethyl formate (TNEF), exhibits a very high potential for application due to its excellent energetic properties and compatibility with state of the art binder systems composite propellants. However, TNEF was never produced on scale exceeding few grams. In this work, scaled optimized synthetic procedure manufacturing elemental analysis pure in 100 g...
Community-engaged research is understood as existing on a continuum from less to more community engagement, defined by participation and decision-making authority. It has been widely assumed that better than engagement. However, we argue what makes for good engagement not simply the extent but fit or alignment between intended approach various contexts shaping projects. This article draws case studies three Community Engagement Cores (CECs) of NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Science Core...
Abstract Background: Gut-associated lymphoid tissue is the largest component of body's immune system, as it influences both local and systemic responses. Gut microbiome dysbiosis related to antimicrobial exposure may be associated with decreased circulating tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes repertoire, which adversely impact survival in patients triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). We hypothesized that increasing lead higher overall mortality (OM) BC-specific (BCM) presence time-varying...